Blickman Trail Park
Managed by Indy Parks
7 acres0.4 mi of trail
Blickman Educational Trail
Dogs on leash
Directionsto the trailheadWebsite ↗
Foster Hall · Photo: Nyttend · Public domainB−Outdoors
Outdoors in Meridian Hills
16% of Meridian Hills’ land is conserved: 150 acres
10 acres are parks and preserves, 5.9 per 1,000 residents. 0.4 miles of mapped trail cross Meridian Hills, 0.3 per square mile of land. 60% of residents live within a half mile of a park.
Ahead of 55% of U.S. towns. What drives it
Conserved land
16%
150 acres · of 1.5 sq mi of land
Trails
0.4 mi
0.3 per sq mi of land
Park land
10 ac
5.9 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
60%
of residents within ½ mile
Bike routes
3.4 mi
0.3 mi lanes · 0.3 mi paths
What kind of outdoors town is Meridian Hills?
Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
Outdoors grade
How much outdoors does Meridian Hills have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Meridian Hills is ahead of 55% of U.S. towns. Conserved land holds the grade up; park acres per resident pull it down.
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OutdoorsA character grade: shown, never part of Meridian Hills’ overall grade.
Conserved land16% of the land · typical IN town 2% · U.S. 4%ATrails0.3 miles of mapped trail per square mile of land (0 mi) · IN 0.1 · U.S. 0.4B−Park land5.9 acres of park per 1,000 residents (10 acres) · IN 10 · U.S. 13CParks close to home60% of residents within a half mile of a park · IN 51% · U.S. 72%B−
All U.S. towns we grade (21,298)Ahead of 55%
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Few Indiana towns conserve much land (a typical one, 2%; the U.S., 4%), so Meridian Hills’ 16% is ahead of 96% of Indiana towns, while its trails per square mile lead 67% of them.
How sure. Graded on any three of the four inputs instead, the letter would range from C+ to B+. Trails and many small parks come from OpenStreetMap, mapped by volunteers, so coverage varies from town to town; the half mile is a straight line from each census block, so a river or highway in the way isn’t counted against it.
PAD-US, OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors), Census 2025 Gazetteer and 2020 blocks; details in Sources below. How TownRatings grades the outdoors →
The map
Conserved land, trails & bike routes
Tap a number to zoom to a park. Tap a layer to hide it.
Easements protect land from building but are usually private.© OpenStreetMap contributors · USGS PAD-US
Places to walk
Pick a walk
The longest trail network is Blickman Trail Park, with 0.4 miles. Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
Marott Park and Nature Preserve
Managed by Indy Parks
2 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Who protects it
150 conserved acres
16% of Meridian Hills’ land. Who manages Meridian Hills’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
Private owners142 ac
Town or city7 ac
Private Park · 142 acLocal Park · 6 acState Conservation Area · 1 ac
The biggest protected parcels
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Meridian Hills Country Club Private Park | Private owners | 142 | Open |
| Blickman Trail Local Park | Town or city | 6 | Open |
| Marrot Park Woods Nature Preserve State Conservation Area | Town or city | 1 | Open |
Things to do
1 places to go in Meridian Hills
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
Playgrounds in Meridian Hills
1 playground without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see it.
Trails & water
1 named trail
Named trails
Blickman Educational Trail0.2 mi
Biking & sports
3.4 miles of bike routes
Bike lanes are often missing from the map in smaller towns, so that number is likely low.
0.3 mi
painted or protected bike lanes
0.3 mi
off-road bike paths
2.8 mi
shoulders & shared lanes
Courts & fields
19Tennis
6Pickleball
2Baseball
1Basketball
1Soccer
1Football
1Multi-sport
Includes school and college facilities, which aren’t always open to the public.
History along the way
History →1 place on the National Register
The country’s official list of places worth saving (National Park Service).
Foster HallBuilding · listed 2005
About itWhen to get out
August is the best month for walking in Meridian Hills
NOAA’s 1991–2020 normals for the town and the daylight at its latitude. Outlined months have long days, highs of 59 to 86 °F and little rain for the place.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Daylight (h) | 9.6 | 10.6 | 11.8 | 13.2 | 14.4 | 15.0 | 14.7 | 13.7 | 12.4 | 11.1 | 9.9 | 9.4 |
| High (°F) | 35 | 40 | 50 | 63 | 73 | 82 | 84 | 83 | 78 | 65 | 51 | 40 |
| Rain (in) | 2.8 | 2.4 | 3.2 | 4.3 | 4.6 | 5.0 | 4.1 | 3.4 | 3.3 | 3.3 | 3.4 | 2.8 |
February is the driest month (2.4 in) and July the warmest (highs of 84 °F). 5.0 inches fall in June, the wettest month. The climate in Meridian Hills →
Questions about parks and trails in Meridian Hills
Where can I hike in Meridian Hills?
The longest trail networks: Blickman Trail Park, 0.4 miles. Each one is on the map above, with directions to the nearest trailhead or parking.
How much of Meridian Hills is conserved land?
16% of its land, against a typical 2% for an Indiana town and 4% nationally (PAD-US). Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors: easements are usually private land.
Are dogs allowed on Meridian Hills’ trails?
OpenStreetMap records dogs as welcome at Blickman Trail Park (on leash). For the rest, check the signs at the trailhead.
Where can I bike in Meridian Hills?
3.4 miles of bike routes are on the map: 0.3 of painted or protected lanes, 0.3 of off-road paths and 2.8 of shoulders and shared lanes.
Is there public land near Meridian Hills?
14,050 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Meridian Hills or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 10 of them inside the town line.
How much outdoors does Meridian Hills have?
Ahead of 55% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade. The grade combines the share of land that is conserved, miles of mapped trail per square mile of land, park acres per 1,000 residents and the share of residents within a half mile of a park. It’s a character grade, so it isn’t part of the overall grade. How it works.
Trail talk
Conditions, parking and favorite walks from Meridian Hills neighbors.
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Sources
Where this page comes from
Conserved and public land: USGS Protected Areas Database of the United States (PAD-US), service updated July 2026. Parks, trails, playgrounds, beaches and other places: OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL), map data as of 2026-10-28. Land and water area: Census 2025 Gazetteer. Residents near a park: 2020 Census blocks. National Register: National Park Service. How TownRatings grades the outdoors →